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Taranaki Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 146000, 5 December 1917, Page 2

A donation of £1 from Mr. G. Young, Inglewood, is acknowledged by the secretary of the East End Committee.

’Hie parchment discharge of "William Osborne Hall, of tbe New Zealand Field Artillerv, has been found in Devon Street, and can be obtained on application'to tho Soldiers’ Club. The Prime Minister _ visited Trqnthnm camp on Tuesday for the first time KUictS his return from England. Ho expressed satisfaction at the many improvements made since he last saw the camp a year ago.

At the meeting of the Now Plymouth Borough Council on Monday evening a very hearty vote of thanks wa.s accorded to the Women's Christian Temperance Union for having taken charge of the women’s rest room at the public library for so many years, and expressing regret that tbe union could no longer continue the management of tbe. room.

Owing to Hie continued increase in fhe clerical work of the Returned Soldiers’ Association, it has been considered advisable to have a permanent secretary 'with an office at tho club. Mr. W. Ellis has been appointed to the position. and Mr. W. R. Okey. who has hitherto acted ns secretary, has been appointed vice-president of the association.

At a meeting of the Now Plymouth Returned Soldiers’ Association, at which Messrs. C. H. Burgess and Newton King, trustees, were present, it was decided that of the balance of £I2BO raised as a result of tbe Big Push, that £7OO be invested in war bonds, that £SOO be deposited in the Post Office Savings Bank, so that it will be aviilablo for contingencies, and that the balance remain in tbe Bank of New Zealand. A perfect combination! “No Rubbing” Laundry Help and “Golden Rule” Soap. The heaviest wash becomes light with their help. Your grocer null supply you. 8

The Taranaki Farmers’ Meat Company advertise that slaughtering operations will commence at the works on Monday next, 10th inst. Full particulars regarding space and prices may be obtained from the company’s -works. No matter for what service you require footwear the Regal Shoe Store can serve you best; walking shoes, bowling, tennis and golf shoes can be seen in great variety. You are urged to inspect tbe splen’dicl fines now offering at keen prices for ,±ha holiday, season,*-

Someone advertises in The Times for a loud (second-hand) gramaphone “for reprisals.”

One of the novel incidents in “The Golden Fetter” occurred when Wallace Be id, for the purpose of “salting” a mine with silver filled a cartridge with the metal and then shot it into the face of a rock, giving the rock the. appearance of containing silver. Other items on the current People’s programme are two fine Gazettes and Blance Sweet in “Public Opinion,” a fine five-act Lasky photoplay.

A competition arranged by the bandmaster in connection with Thursday night’s band recital in Pukekura. Park inlaid of the “Bandsmen’s Christmas Benefit,” promises to bo very interesting. A selection containing no less than 30 tunes has been cleverly arranged, and the general public are invited to hand to the conductor a* the close of the recital their lists of the tunes played, or the names of as many of them as they can remember. Bandsmen are debarred from the competition. Refreshments will be provided at the Park Kiosk.

Slaughtering operations will, commence at the Taranaki Farmers’ Meat Company’s Works at Smart Road on Monday next. The first line, of sheep to be slaughtered will probably be the fats exhibited at the Stratford Show, which were secured by the company's Stratford buyer (Mr. Garvey). Good progress is being made with the additional storage accommodation at the works. The foundations have been put in and it is anticipated that everything will be completed in time to cope with the rush of the season.

At the Fitzroy fete to-morrow afternoon an address will bo given, at 2.30, by Sergeant AV. Oldham, M.M., of Auckland, who is at present on a visit to friends in New Plymouth. Sergeant Oldham was a member of the Main Body of the Expeditionary Force and participated in the whole of tho Gallipoli campaign, being therefor© a genuine Anzac. Ho also went through tho Somme offensive, and Jater was wounded at the battle of Messines and was awarded the Military Medal. The account which Sergeant Oldham will give of his experiences should be decidedly interesting.

A verv enjoyable evening was again spent bv those attending the euchre party at the Kawaroa Park Bungalow on Tuesday evening. Eighteen games were nlayetl for the ladies’ prizes. Mrs. M'Lean proved tho winner with 13 games securing quarter-ton of coal; Mrs. J. Harvey ond Miss Guilpin tied for second place, Mrs. J. Harvey win4 ring the play-off. securing 25-lb bag of lour. For *ho men’s prines, Mr. J. AA'ilson, Mr. Tveating, and Mr. Hessol tied with 125- games; in the play-off Mr. J. Wilson won first prize, quarterton of coal. Mr. Keating winning the second prize, 251 b bag of flour. After the tournament, supper was provided by the ladies’ committee. “My wife and 1 are milking 52 cows morning and afternoon,” was the excuse proffered at the Supreme Court on Tuesday morning by a common juror who applied for exemption. His application was grantee!. Another man said ha was milking 85 cows and his only assistants were two sick men, one of whom suffered from asthma and the other had a broken leg. He was excused from service. A third juror explained that ho had 20 con’s to milk, single-handed. Ho was a single man. His Honour; Then how is it you are not at the war? The juror answered that'they wouldn’t take him. 'Exemption was allowed. llobcrt Bcnnoch, sexton, asked to be excused as he had two funerals to attend to that day. His application was granted, as was also that of an undertaker. The Central School had a qtiite unusual number of visitors on Tuesday. Two lady doctors and a- nurse were making 'medical examinations of the children, and Mr. Koydhouso, the director of physical education, also put in an appearance. Tho doctors were of opinion that the beach in New Plymouth is of the greatest value in maintaining a high standard of health among the children. They are proposing to moot mothers of the children on Monday afternoon to give some hints on health, clothing, etc. The educational work of tho school was also being tested by Inspectors Morton and Ballantyne, who were examining Standard A 7 I for proficiency certificates. Finally, tho war, a topic of so much interest to all, was not forgotten, as Sergeant AV. Oldham, M.M., who has been throe years at the front, gave the children a. most interesting address on his experiences. and displayed a wonderful variety of trophies which gave reality to his descriptions.

The second of a series of .services of sacred music was held at St. Mary’s Church on Tuesday evening. There was a good congregation and the service, which was both devotional in ebaractcr»and beautiful in expression, was conducted by the vicar, the Rev. F. G. Harvie, assisted by the. Rev. Mr. Rawle. The chants were sung to the setting by Lloyd in E-flat, and a number of hymns were also sung, notable among them being a beautiful rendering of “Day of wrath and day of mourning.” The choir gave two anthems, “Rejoice in the Lord alwny” (Purcell) and Stainer’s beautiful “Alleluia! What aro these P” The organist (Mr. R. N. Renaud) gave an expressive interpretation of Fantasic and Fugue in A minor (Bach) and Allegro Cantabilc. Symphony No. 5 (Wider). The service concluded with the singing of the Sevenfold Amen and the National Anthem. A collection which was taken to aid the extinction of the debt on the church amounted to £9 3s 3d, leaving £25 yet to be paid off. No euchre party will bo hold to-mor-row evening in the East End Pavilion owing to the band concert which is being given in Pukoknra Park.

“Noo’s th’ -day an’ noo’s th’ ’oor.” This vcra. nicht at 7.30 at St. Andra’s Kirk Ha’ wuil be held “T\ra 'oors at liamc wi’ th’ Presbyterians.” There can bo nac doot ’at it wull be a richt gratin’ time for nne an’ a’, an’ a’ for th’ srna’ sum o’ a .shillin’. The Melbourne, Ltd., announce a special ten days’ sale of ladies’ blouses, navy print Dorothy overalls, boys’ white tennis shirts, inen’a winceyette shirts, ladle's’ Japanese crepe kimono jackets, men’s white tennis shirts, men’s tobralco neglige shirts, and the new “La Militaire” ladies’ umbrellas. Sale commences Friday, 7th inst.* Yesterday saw the largest attendance at Messrs. Laidlaw Hobb’s big auction sale, crowds being unable to gain admittance. The sale will start on Friday at 2 o’clock, and on Saturday at 11 o’clock. Twenty -new eases of goods will be opened and put up for public auction without reserve, and those who have been unable to gain admittance will have their chance now. It has been the biggest thing in drapery sales conducted in New Plymouth for many years. Every day special lots will bo put up for public auction, such as sheetings, quilts, carpets, rugs, hoots, shoes, harness, saddles. overcoats, ladies’ coats, cutlery, shirts, socks, chinaware, towels, calico,, flannelettes, and will be sold for less than they can be bought in any part of the world. Opposite Criterion Hotel. Devon, Street..

At Nelson College sports on Saturday last, A Kcat'h broke the college record by clearing sft. Sin. in the running high jump.

Captain \V. R. Wade and Dr. E. F. Fookes as a Special Medical Board sat at the Coronation Hall to-day, and examined five soldiers who have just returned from the front.

In sending a contribution of £1 Is to the Allen fund “G. 8.” writes;—“l think .this is a most worthy case and sincerely trust that the £3OO mark will be reached before Christmas. I wish 1 were able to pay the lot myself.” There will be a total eclipse of the moon on the evening of the 28th. The moon enters the earth’s true shadow, not the penumbra, at 7.35; she is central ip the shadow at 9A(i, and leaves the shadow again at 10.57. Lucky Bill! To bo gazetted a member of tho expeditionary force and become the father of a daughter on tho one day has been the happy lot of a well known New Plymouth business man. Of what class is he now a member, A or B? The chairman _pf the Citizens’ Band Committee has received the following donations for the Bandmon’s Christmas Fund:— M. 0. Butcher £1 Is, J. G. Russell £1 Is, J. Jenkinson 10s, F. Richards and family, Avenue Road, £1 ss, Messrs. Burgess and Fraser £3 3s.

To-night will see tho performance of ‘‘The Song of the Bell” for which the Technical College girls have been practising for some time. . Hie fine reputation which those girls have gained for their singing should ensure a full house. This year’s concert promises to eclipse all previous efforts. Last night’s rehearsal was listened to by a few critics who were highly delighted. One listener remarked that tho trio, “Peace All Lovely,” was itself worth the price of admission. A fine orchestra, has been arranged consisting of four violins, 'cello, piano and organ. In addition to the singing, some very fine dancing is to be staged. The performance will start at 8 o’clock sharp, and patrons are advised to be early in order to secure a seat.